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100

5 X 7

5x8

5x9

35

40

45

100

Leah has 8 boxes of markers. There were 2 markers in each box. Which of these shows two ways to find the total number of markers that Leah has? 

A.  8+2 = ___ and 8+2= ___

 B. 8+2 = ___ and 8-2 = ____

 C. 8x 2= ___ and  8-2= ___ 

D. 8 x 2= ___ and 2X8= ____

D. 8x2 and 2x8

100

Look at the multiplication problem below. 7x5 = _____ Which number sentence would help you find the missing number? 

A. 7+5 = 12 

B. 5 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 = 33 

C. 5 + 5 + 5 + =  15 

D. 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 +5=35

D 5+5+5+5+5+5+5 = 35

200

3 x 7

3x8

3x9

21

28

36

200

Bethany is 9 years old. Her grandmother is 8 times her age. How old is Bethany's grandmother? 

P                                            E 



R Bethany's grandmother is ____ years old. 

72 years old

200

Show two different ways to group and multiply the following factors to find the product.                    

6 x 3 x 2 = ___

(6x3)x2 :  18x2 = 36

6x (3X2) : 6X6 = 36

(6x2)x3 : 12x3 = 36

300

6x5

6x4

6x3

30

24

18

300

Bella rode her bike 5 days this week. If she rode for 20 minutes each day, how many minutes did  she ride in all? 

P                                            E 

R Bella rode her bike for _________ minutes in all.

100 minutes in all

300

There are 18 desks in a classroom.  Draw pictures of two ways 18 desks can be arranged in equal groups.

Write a multiplication sentence to match each.

Options: 2x9 or   9x2

3x6 or  6x3

400

7x9

63

400

Hannah buys 2 bags of apples and 7 bags of pears. There are 5 fruits in each bag. How many apples are there?

How many pears?

How many fruits in all?

10 apples

35 pears

45 fruits in all

400

    IN         OUT

   1              8

   2             16

   ?              24

   4               ?

? 3   and ? 32

500

4 x 30

120

500

The desks in Miss Graham's classroom are arranged in groups of 5. There are 6 desks in each group.  How many desks are in the classroom?

Two more students join and they bring desks. Miss Graham has to rearrange the desks into groups of 8. How many groups are there now?

30 desks

4 groups

500

There are 32 dogs at the rescue at La Mancha Animal Rescue. There are two dogs in each kennel. How many kennels does La Mancha need?

Explain how you got your answer in WORDS.

I put the dogs into groups until I got to the total number of dogs. Then I counted how many groups I made, which is the number of kennels they would need.